[Bank Day]

One of 26 videos in the series: Denton Chamber of Commerce Film Collection available on this site.
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This home movie documents an unknown event in the city of Denton. It appears that there was a contest to win $300. Seen in the footage are crowds of people on the Denton County Courthouse lawn and businesses of downtown Denton, Texas as well as cars with signage advertising a rodeo in Ponder, Texaco gas, and the Jinx Show Plaza.

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1 film reel (5 min., 10 sec.) : si., col. ; 16 mm.

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Creator: Unknown. 1940.

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This video is part of the collection entitled: Denton Chamber of Commerce Collection and was provided by the UNT Libraries Special Collections to the UNT Digital Library, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 311 times. More information about this video can be viewed below.

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This home movie documents an unknown event in the city of Denton. It appears that there was a contest to win $300. Seen in the footage are crowds of people on the Denton County Courthouse lawn and businesses of downtown Denton, Texas as well as cars with signage advertising a rodeo in Ponder, Texaco gas, and the Jinx Show Plaza.

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1 film reel (5 min., 10 sec.) : si., col. ; 16 mm.

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  • Preferred Citation: Courtesy of Denton Chamber of Commerce Collection (AR0845), University of North Texas Special Collections.

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Denton Chamber of Commerce Collection

These materials document Chamber activities from 1938-1998, with emphasis on an advertising campaign developed in 1967 to attract new businesses to the city.

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  • 1940

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[Bank Day], video, 1940; (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc700152/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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